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Secrets of The Runes
Secrets of The Runes
Ginnungagap
[In the beginning there was a void, a big gap of darkness, filled with
the primal forces of creation. The heat of Muspel and the ice of Nifel
made the essence of life come forth from the void. The first living
being, The Giant Ymer, was born out of darkness and he is the
ancestor of the creatures of the universe. The world was formed from
his slaughtered body. Ginnungagap is the black hole from which
everything came out and into which everything will return in the
end.]
[Soprano:]
Hail, Flow of Vergelmar
Hail, Flow of Vergelmar
Hail, Flow of Vergelmar
Hail, Old Void!
[Alto:]
Hail, Flow of Vergelmar
Heat of creation
Hail, Flow of Vergelmar
Hail, Old Void!
[Tenor/bass:]
Spark in the Nothingness
Heat of creation
Make the ice start to melt
life wake up in the void.
[Old Midgard]
[In the middle of the universe you will find the world of man. Some
say that Midgard bears the most beautiful leaves on the worldtree
Yggdrasil, but the world of man is a very fragile world and it is under
a permanent threat. The sophisticated balance between polarities
which is the fundament of Midgard, could easily be disturbed. If that
would happen the forces of chaos will inundate the earth and the end
will be the only future for mankind.]
Middle Earth, Old Midgard (we) wish the tree will burst into leaf!
Will someday your balance reach an end and you'll start to fade!
Mannaheim, old Midgard all your walls start to tumble down.
May the tree be reborn from the ash it will grow again.
Middle Earth, Old Midgard (we) wish the tree will burst into leaf!
Will someday your balance reach an end and you'll start to fade!
Mannaheim, old Midgard all your walls start to tumble down.
May the tree be reborn from the ash it will grow again.
3. Asgard
[The Bifrost Bridge]
[Upon a mountain in the middle of the universe, high above the world
of man, rises the abode of gods. The shining halls of the gods circle in
the sky like the stars and the twelve signs of the zodiac. Only those
who are brave and pure of heart will be brought up in the air to the
palaces of Asgard. They will ride upon the rainbow and fight side by
side with the gods on the end of days.]
Take us to Walhalla
when we'll pass the gate of Heimdal.
Let us meet gods (and) follow their ride.
If you watch the nightsky you will find their dwelling
in the stars they live (as the) zodiac signs.
When the bridge will make a way for all the northern gods
all the dead will ride on Bifrost and they're coming by the storm
Sagas from the ancient days are written in the sky
When you read the runes again Walhalla and Asgard are reborn.
4. Jotunheim
[Call of Jotunheim]
[Somewhere behind the border of the known world you may hear the
drumming and the heavy steps of the giants. They are born out of the
primeval forces of nature and descend from the time when not even
the gods were born. Their brutal power is only surpassed by their
wisdom, since the old age of the giants have made them see what
neither gods nor men ever will.]
Thursar! Jotunheimr!
Resar! Jotunheimr!
Jotnar! Jotunheimr!
5. Schwarzalbenheim
[The dwarves and the black elves live below the ground and in
stumps and stones. Among all creatures in the universe they are the
foremost blacksmiths. Deep down in the underworld they forge the
treasures of gods. They use the metals from the veins of earth to
create the most precious things. It has been said that this folk may
be able to teach you the secret of alchemy and the knowledge of
making gold out of earth.]
Schwarzalbenheims Gewürm
Schmiedet solch schimmerndes Gold
Der Götter Glorie gestaltend
Aus der Erde Geäder
Schwarzalbenheims Gewürm
Schmiedet solch schimmerndes Gold
Der Götter Glorie gestaltend
Aus der Erde Geäder
Erinnerungen erschaffend
Aus weiter Ferne zu Goldene
Träume des Morgen zu schaffen
Götter Runen aus der Erde Tiefe
Sonn' erblühn!
6. Ljusalfheim
[The shining ones, the elves and the fairies, are beings of enchanting
beauty. They act as a thought or a fantasy and it could be easy for
you to be lead astray by their splendid light. You may be lifted on
their wings to the highest of skies, but beware...in the next moment
they may let you fall.]
7. Muspelheim
[Gudaskymning]
[From the south comes the forces of chaos and destruction. The
ultimate heat from the world of Muspel will very soon burn the world
and turn it into ashes. The firegiant Surt rides with his hords to meet
the gods in the final battle of Ragnarok. But the whell of fate will turn
once again and from the ash a new world will rise.]
Kaun
8. Nifelheim
[Dimmornas varld]
[Tenor:]
Dimmornas värld under Helheim
Dödens boning under Helheim
Dimmornas värld under Helheim
Dödens boning under Helheim
[Alto/soprano:]
Draken Nidhögg
här gnager på vårt träd
Elva floder
av köld här rinner fram
Hell Nifel!
[Bass/Alto:]
Nastrand, Nastrand
Nastrand, Nastrand
[Tenor:]
Nifelheim, Nifelheim
Nifelheim, Nifelheim
[Soprano:]
Den bistra kylan vi gör till vår vän, ja
dimmor i norden som sveper vår kropp
Jörmundgang! Nidhögg!
Hell Nifel!
[Bass/Alto:]
Nastrand, Nastrand
Nastrand, Nastrand
[Tenor:]
Nifelheim, Nifelheim
Nifelheim, Nifelheim
[Soprano:]
Den bistra kylan vi gör till vår vän, ja
dimmor i norden som sveper vår kropp
Jörmundgang! Nidhögg!
9. Vanaheim
[Seed of Ing]
[There are two races of gods. The Vanir-gods of Vanaheim belong to
an old stock of gods, maybe even older than the Asir. They live on
fertile fields and near the sea. They are known for their power over
life and happiness and the seed is their symbol. The lord and lady,
Frej and Freja, are the rulers of Vanaheim and they are united in the
sacred marriage which brings life to the arable and pasture lands. Not
known to everyone is the secret lore of witchcraft which the Vanir -
gods teach the chosen ones.]
Enter Vanaheim
Where dead will come alive.
Magic of Freja
Take you to another world
By the trance of sejd
(The) sibyl see into your soul.
Enter Vanaheim
And you will know thy self.
Enter Vanaheim
And find your totem-beast.
Enter Vanaheim
And you will fly in the fair fields
With the gods, forever.
10. Helheim
[Den dimholjda]
[Hel, the goddess of death is also the goddess of fulfilment. Her name
means both "hole" and "whole" and she governs not only death but
also the process of birth and rebirth. Hel was hurled down to the
world of ice in the beginning of time and there she created nine dark
worlds. The bright god Balder and the power of the sun descend into
her misty realm, but in the future Balder will be reborn and rise from
the womb of Hel like the sun in the springtime.]
Heldrasil, O Heldrasil
[The runes are the secrets of the universe. Their inner meaning is
hidden and concealed to the uninitiated. When you learn the secret of
the runes your eyes shall open and you will become a god. By ancient
techniques of ecstasy Odin enterd into the dark spheres of runic
wisdom. He sacrificed himself to himself in his search for knowledge.
If you follow his example and enter the way of Odin you might be told
the true secret of runes.]
It's elusive
Call it glitter
Somehow something turns me on
Some folks only see the litter
We don't miss them when they're gone
I love the feeling in the air
My kind of people everywhere
When the night comes with the action
I just know it's time to go
Can't resist the strange attraction
From that giant dynamo
And tomorrow
When it's dawning
And the first birds start to sing
In the pale light of the morning
Nothing's worth remembering
It's a dream
It's out of reach
Scattered driftwood on the beach